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ASU Softball: Alabama State scores a pair in the sixth to stay alive in winner’s bracket at SWAC Championship

GULFPORT, Miss. | Alabama State and Texas Southern found themselves in a pitcher’s duel until a timely hit and run put the Lady Hornets on the board and they held on for a 2-0 victory at the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship Tournament Wednesday afternoon. For more ASU Hornet News, visit AlabamaNews.Net!

Governor Ivey Announces COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Will Now Include Those Age 12 and Older

Governor Ivey has announced the expansion of the COVID-19 vaccination eligibility. It now includes individuals age 12 and older, it is effective immediately. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices giving recommendations Wednesday and the CDC gave…

CrimeStoppers: Atlanta Search for Armed and Dangerous Fugitive Expands to Covington County

CrimeStoppers: Andre Thomas An Atlanta search for Andre Thomas, an alleged armed and dangerous fugitive has expanded to Alabama. According to CrimeStoppers, the search has now included Covington County. Police say Thomas could have relatives and associates in the area and he may have reached out to them as he was planning his escape from the law. Thomas is described…

Selma Police Search for Missing 13 Year Old Female

Selma Police are looking for 13-year-old Kamirah Coleman who was last seen at the Dollar General in White Hall, Al on May 8th at 9:30 pm. Coleman left her home in Selma the previous night. She was last seen wearing a purple dress, black shirt, and dark color shoes. Officers believe Coleman is trying to get to the Montgomery area….

Alabama Woman ‘Iconic Facce’ Arrested in Houston After Allegedly Robbing Bank to Pay for Plastic Surgery

Iconic Facce pleaded guilty to two indicted counts of robbing a bank in Gulfport, Mississippi on March 22, 2019. (Photo: Harrison County jail) GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – An Alabama woman from Ozark has pleaded guilty to robbing a Mississippi bank and will serve 15 years in prison. Authorities say they believe Iconic Facce stole money to pay for plastic surgery….

Sunny and Dry through the Weekend

TODAY: There were some lingering light showers early this morning over our southeastern communities, but through the day, drier air begins to settle in from the northwest, which will allow for a gradually clearing sky through the day from north to south. Today will be another unseasonably cool day for May with highs only in the upper 60s to lower…

Alabama Man Sentenced on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking case in which 25 kilograms of cocaine were allegedly brought into the state in a tractor-trailer. Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart says 36-year-old Dothan man Muta Bolden has been ordered to serve nearly 11 years in prison on the…